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Lecture

Trudy Gold
Rescuers in the Forests of Novogrudok: Jack Kagan and the Bielski Brothers

Friday 15.04.2022

Summary

An examination of the atrocities faced by Jews in Novogrudok, Belarus, during the Holocaust, including mass selections, killings, and the formation of escape committees. Also covers the resilience of Jack Kagan and the Bielski brothers, individuals such as Konstantin Kozlovsky and the dog catcher Barbovski, and the challenges faced by Jewish partisan groups like Zorin.

Trudy Gold

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Trudy Gold was the CEO of the London Jewish Cultural Centre and a founding member of the British delegation to the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA). Throughout her career she taught modern Jewish history at schools, universities, and to adult groups and ran seminars on Holocaust education in the UK, Eastern Europe, and China. She also led Jewish educational tours all over the world. Trudy was the educational director of the student resources “Understanding the Holocaust” and “Holocaust Explained” and the author of The Timechart History of Jewish Civilization.